Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-12
WASHINGTON LETTER


this week. Royalty Is In our midst.
viz: the bronzed faced Queen Of the
Sandwich Islnnds; and the President,
Mrs. Clevsl&nd. the Cabinet families,
and the Diplomatic Corps are doing
her honor by crowding In as many Of
fetal attentions as are possible during
the brief three days OF her visit here.
The rest Of the social world of the
Capital may be seen alternating be-
tween the grand stand at the Wash
ington race course, and the grand
stand ia Athletic Park, where Fore
paugh's circus Is the attraction.
Yes, Washington society goes to the
circus when it feels inclined. 1t al
ways did and 1t probably always will.
Representatives Of the worlds of poll
tics, literature and fashion may be
seen there at this moment, as well as
that resort, regarded as more aristo-
cratic, the races. To-day 1t was diff
cult TO decide Mt which place the elite
were in greater numbers, or where the
general crowd was larger and its
shouts louder. @
Then they are busy here making
preparations for the Drill, which is on
~ two weeks off. At the Washington
Monument grounds they are getting
ready for the camp. At the White
House Lot workmen are erecting the
grand stands from which many thou
sands of spectators win view the drill
contests. At the foot of Capitol Hill,
on Maryland Avenue, they are erect
ing another grand stand around the
yelled statue of Garfield, which the
Society of the Army of the CuInber-
land will occupy next week, on the oc-
casion of the unwilling ceremonies.
The first event of the Hawaiian
Queens visit to this city, was call at
the White House, which Mrs. Cleve-
land returned in less than two hours,
the utmost limit allowed by the royal
etiquette in returning visits While at
the Executive mansion, the Queen
scrutinized her surroundings-every-
thing and everybody. very closely
She is declared by some to be full
blooded negro, but her complexion is
not dark enough for that being clear
brown, about the shade of a mulatto,
and while her hair crisps close to her
head, it is not the hair Of an African.
Still many in the upper circles of the
colored people scout the idea of her
majesty being in the least superior to
themselves in point of race.
However this may be. Queen Kapio-
lani has received at the United States |
Capital about as many distinguished !
as could well have been
heaped upon the Car of all the Rus
sias, the Queen of England or any
other high potentate in the same length |
of time. She dined at the White |
House as we'll rs at her own legation,
received visit from the wife Of the !
President and the ladies of the Cabi- |
net. and even from Mr.. Corcoran. was
taken around to see the sights of the
city and to Mount Vernon by distin-
guished escort, including members of
the Cabinet and Diplomatic Corps, be-
sides various other attentions and some
special entertainments planned in her
honor. She was particularly delight
ed with some exercises which she at
tended at the college for the deaf and
dumb, where she saw deaf mute de-
liver an Grafton. While at the Capt. |
toll she remembered the House of Rep
as the Chamber in which
Speaker Blaine gave her husband,
King Kalakaua, so cordial reception
when his majesty visited Washington
few years ago.
The dushy sovereign says she is go
ing to England to be present at the
celebration of Victoria's jubilee, but it
is limited that the real object of the
visit is a financial one, as kalakua is
trying to mortgage his kingdom for
So, 600, 900, and Il member of his privy
council is now in London endeavoring
to float the bonds. 1t is difficult work
however. and it is said the Kings ad-
visers have shrewdly arranged this roy
al excursion in the hope of making an
Impression thereby on the cold per
cent. British heart.
Kalakua did not come along with
his royal spouse because his exchequer
is little short, and when he travels he
wants TO see all the cities along his
route and enjoy everything they con
tain. This takes great deal of mon
ey even for royal persoragcs, and the
king will probably defer his junket un-
til the negotiations in London promise
well.